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Gauntlets of Mail

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gauntlets of Mail by an unknown artist: A pair of metallic brown gloves made of chainmail, with four fingers and a thumb on each, resting on white cylindrical objects. The gloves have a wrist portion made of metal strips side by side in a horizontal orientation. The chainmail is a mesh of small interconnected rings. The glove on the right has spots of gold color. The background is plain light gray.

Artwork Details

Date
17th century
Medium
Steel, gold
Culture
Hungarian
Dimensions
599 × 428 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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